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Photo: vmedia84 / Shutterstock.com Lamezia Terme was formed in 1968, thanks to the unification of three separate towns in the Province of . It is located in the central part of , an area celebrated for its beautiful landscapes. The is found between the cliffs of the Tyrrenhian coast and the sand dunes of the Ionic coast – just to the south of the Sila, a plateau in the heart of the Mediterranean.

vmedia84/Shutterstock.com Top 5 Terme di Caronte These thermal baths are located just few km away from the sea, in an extreme... Statue of Frederick II Bronze statue of the famous king, Frederick II "stupor mundi", known for his... Statti vmedia84 / Shutterstock.com A family owned vineyard, where you can book a private tour, walk around the ... The Malta Bastion This majestic watchtower was built in 1550 to serve the Knights of Malta and... Pollino National Park In this national park, established in 1992, visitors can find the Bosnian Pi...

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Updated 11 November 2019 Destination: Lamezia Terme Publishing date: 2019-11-11

THE CITY DO & SEE

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Lamezia Terme is closely associated with the Lamezia Terme is known for its rich historical sea. The town is surrounded by white, unpolluted and architectural heritage, with majestic beaches and beautiful bays both on the churches and cathedrals; but also ruins and Tyrrhenian (to the west) and the Ionian side (to archaeological sites that are denitely a the east). Moreover, the upper plain of the Sila must-see. Furthermore, the nature in and around to the north, with its stunning mountains and this city could be considered as an attraction of alpine landscape, is rich in forests and lakes. its own, especially in the various nature parks as well as along the seaside. In the area around Lamezia Terme, there are also important artistic sites and Greek, Norman The central position of Lamezia Terme makes it and Roman temples, as well as palaces from the extremely easy for visitors to enjoy other small Bourbon times. and cosy and attractions situated just a bit outside, having in this way the possibility to The coastal road, from Pizzo Calabro to Capo experience dierent shades of the South of . Vaticano – called "Costa degli Dei," Gods’ Coast – through Tropea, is one of the most beautiful in Terme di Caronte Italy; the latter town is famous for its These thermal baths are characteristic town centre which looks out located just few km away spectacularly onto the sea. The local cuisine is from the sea, in an interesting, rich and largely undiscovered. extremely suggestive location surrounded by trees. Let the water wash away all the stress of everyday life and spoil yourself with all the treatments oered at Terme di Caronte.

Photo: Minerva Studio/Shutterstock.com Address: Contrada Caronte, Lamezia Terme Opening hours: Winter 8.30am-12.30pm and 3.30pm-5pm. Summer 8am-12.30pm and 3pm-5pm. Closed on Saturday and Sunday Destination: Lamezia Terme Publishing date: 2019-11-11

Phone: +39 0968437180 Photo: Francesco Cataudo / Wikimedia Commons Internet: www.termecaronte.it Address: Via Antonio Cappelli 242, Lamezia Terme

Statue of Frederick II Pollino National Park Bronze statue of the In this national park, famous king, Frederick II established in 1992, "stupor mundi", known visitors can nd the for his charming Bosnian Pine, not present personality, his support of anywhere else in the arts and his Calabria. The willingness to make dierent cultures coexist. surroundings include both breathtaking nature The statue was crafted by the artist Maurizio wonders but also archaeological points of Carnevali and donated to the city. interest.

Photo: Raaespo/Wikimedia Commons Photo: Brian Gratwicke/Flickr (image cropped) Address: Via Garibaldi, Lamezia Terme Address: Complesso monumentale Santa Maria della Consolazione, Rotonda Statti Phone: +39 0973 669311 Internet: www.parcopollino.gov.it A family owned vineyard, Email: [email protected] where you can book a

private tour, walk around Sila National Park the lovely estate and spoil Another beautiful park is yourself with oil and , established in wine tasting, as well as 2002, which has a milk and the genuine and simple food of the wonderful location at area. 1,200 metres above sea level. This is a perfect Photo: mythja/Shutterstock.com Address: Contrada Lenti, Lamezia Terme place to go hiking or mountain biking in the Phone: +39 0968 456138 summer, as well as riding a horse or just Internet: www.statti.com wandering around the enchanting lakes. Email: [email protected]

Photo: Luca Galli/Flickr (image cropped) The Malta Bastion Address: Via Nazionale snc, Lorica di San Giovanni in Fiore This majestic watchtower Phone: +39 0984 537109 Internet: www.parcosila.it was built in 1550 to serve Email: [email protected] the Knights of Malta and is considered to be the symbol of Lamezia Terme. There are several tower-ruins in the area but this is one of the most impressive and well-preserved. Destination: Lamezia Terme Publishing date: 2019-11-11

Pizzo Calabro picturesque and romantic with winding streets Pizzo Calabro is a seaside and beautiful small piazzas; not to be missed is resort around 34 km from Pasticceria Tre Stelle, a cosy bakery with a great Lamezia. The church of S. variety of "pasticcini" (small pastry). Noteworthy Giorgio and the nearby is also a Norman church with an interesting castle are worth a visit, black crucix and the dark-skinned Madonna of as well as the charming Romania. Due to a number of wonders, the narrow streets where you can wander around citizens of Tropea has proclaimed the Virgin and discover the Italian historical heritage. Mary of Romania the patron of village. Moreover, a must when you visit this area is to taste the delicious “Tartufo,” a local ice cream, Photo: mRGB/Shutterstock.com Address: Tropea well-known in Italy. Internet: www..tropea.vv.it

Photo: Piervincenzo Madeo (image cropped) Address: Pizzo Calabro Serra San Bruno is a Vibo Valentia village located 70 km This city, located 43 km from Lamezia, on a little from Lamezia, features hill. It was named after the "Castello Normanno the founder of the Svevo", which deserves to Carthusian Order and, in be visited on its own and fact, features a famous monastery; unfortunately, has been turned in a though, the site is out of bounds to tourists museum that celebrates this Italian area as one because of the Chartusian monks' vow of of the pearls of . enclosure, but you can still visit the museum and enjoy the peculiar nature around this area. Furthermore, the ruins of the city Photo: Francesco De Francesco/Flickr (image cropped) of Hipponion not only include a beautiful temple Address: Serra San Bruno but also impressively high walls that were built

to protect the province. The Diocesan Museum In Lamezia Terme, Photo: Petr Jilek/Shutterstock.com Address: Vibo Valentia history-lovers will like Internet: www.provincia.vibovalentia.it The Diocesan Museum. Here you can see several Tropea paintings and art objects Tropea is a village located from the 17th and 18th 64 km from Lamezia and century. The most famous artefact is a beautiful famous for its white ivory jewellery box from the Arab-Sicilian beaches which run right collection, which dates back to the 12th century. up to Capo Vaticano. The village itself is Photo: Andrew Safonov/Shutterstock.com Address: Piazza F. A. D'Ippolito 8, Lamezia Terme Destination: Lamezia Terme Publishing date: 2019-11-11

Opening hours: Tue-Sat 9am-1pm and 4pm-7pm beautiful beaches and lots of dierent Phone: +39 0968 29499 attractions, such as museums, theatres and a Internet: www.museodiocesanolameziaterme.it lovely botanical garden. Email: [email protected]

Photo: ArTono/Shutterstock.com Stilo Address: Stilo, located 107 km Internet: www.reggiocal.it from Lamezia, is included in the oicial list of the Catanzaro most beautiful Italian In the middle between villages, being extremely the Ionian and the rich in ruins from , on the dierent ages. When here make sure to visit the narrowest part of the Byzantine-style church called "Cattolica", since it country, you nd is considered to be one of Calabria’s Catanzaro whose main masterpieces. attraction is Viaduct Morandi-Bisantis, one of Europe’s tallest one-arch bridges. Photo: Michal Kalasek/Shutterstock.com

Address: Stilo Photo: mRGB/Shutterstock.com Address: Catanzaro Marina Monasterace Marina is a DINING seaside village, located around 90 km from Lamezia Terme. It used to be known as "Kaulon", colony of Magna Graecia, consequently it's worth visiting especially for the remains of the Greek settlement, including a temple and some Hellenic houses, as well as for

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Photo: Orazio Tassone/Flickr (image cropped) Calabrese dishes are tasty and simple. Address: Monasterace Marina Specialities include marinated and sun-dried vegetables, swordsh, bluen tuna and calamari, Reggio Calabria roasted meats and spicy sausages. Don’t miss Reggio Calabria is the nduja, a soft, spicy hot and spreadable located on the very edge, salami. Furthermore, Calabria is one of Europe’s on the toe of the so-called major producers of citrus fruits and hazelnuts "Italian boot" and in the which help to make unique desserts. southern area of Calabria. This is the largest and oldest city in the area and here you will nd Destination: Lamezia Terme Publishing date: 2019-11-11

L’approdo satisfaction of the client. L’approdo is one of the best restaurants in the Photo: Lisovskaya Natalia / Shutterstock.com area, where you can nd Address: Largo Rota 9, Tropea Opening hours: Daily 12.30pm-3pm and 7pm-11pm traditional sh-based Phone: +39 349 316 1056 dishes as well as Email: [email protected] innovative ones, served by an incredibly knowledgeable sta. They also La Boheme have an excellent lemon sorbet and a rich wine Aordable prices list. combined with a great service and evocative Photo: Evlakhov Valeriy / Shutterstock.com location, just in front of Address: Via Roma 22, Vibo Valentia Marina the Duomo, this Opening hours: Daily 12pm-3pm and 7.30pm-11.30pm Phone: +39 0963 572640 restaurant attracts guests Internet: www.lapprodo.com with their speciality like the "Tropeana": pizza Email: [email protected] with onion, tuna and capers. Also, you'll be enchanted by the romantic environment created Porta Vaticana by lovely candles at every table. Porta Vaticana is a

famous restaurant in the Photo: Natali Zakharova / Shutterstock.com centre of Tropea, mainly Address: Via Roma 21, Largo Duomo, Tropea serving sh. Besides, Opening hours: Daily 12pm-3pm and 6pm-1am Phone: +39 0963603053 recommended dishes here are the risotto Il Ritrovo Afrodite (with prawns and herbs), leja alla Great variety of delicious tropeana (homemade pasta with tomatoes and pizza baked according to nduja) and, obviously, pizza. the original, southern Italian tradition, to be Photo: Digivic / Shutterstock.com Address: Viale Regina Margherita 4, Tropea eaten with handcrafted Phone: +39 0963 603 387 beers. Not to be missed Email: [email protected] are also the typical appetizers of the area and the "pinsa". L'antica Grotta

In this restaurant, located Photo: Darryl Brooks / Shutterstock.com in the center of the Address: Via Fausto Gullo 2, beautiful Tropea, you Phone: +39 096 6940145 Internet: www.ilritrovopolistena.it won't get disappointed Email: [email protected] whichever dish you decide to try, from meat to sh, from pasta to pizza. Furthermore, the sta is friendly and always concerned about the Destination: Lamezia Terme Publishing date: 2019-11-11

Samart right in the historical centre of Serra San Bruno. At this warm and friendly restaurant in the middle Photo: Visionsi / Shutterstock.com of the countryside, Address: Via Roma 12, Serra San Bruno Opening hours: Daily 12pm-2pm and 7.30pm-10.30pm meat-lovers will get their Phone: +39 3497167515 taste-buds satised. A Internet: www.zenzeroweb.it wide array of meat-dishes Email: [email protected] are on the menu as well as alternatives for guests that prefer something else. Everything is Locanda Cocintum served and presented with high professionalism In a rustic atmosphere, by the helpful sta. just below the lighthouse in Monasterace Marina, Photo: beats1 / Shutterstock.com the lovely Locanda Address: Viale San Bruno 128, Lamezia Terme Cocintum serves Phone: +39 0968 534 59 generous portions of Internet: www.samart.it Email: [email protected] Italian specialities. Their focus lies on locally produced food and almost everything on the Il Quadrifoglio menu is made from organic products. Il Quadrifoglio is a popular restaurant among Photo: GildaF / Shutterstock.com Address: Strada Statale 106, Monasterace Marina locals where all kind of Phone: +39 333 230 0824 Italian cuisine is served. Internet: www.facebook.com/locandacocintum The atmosphere is lively and on the TV's across Officina Del Gusto the restaurant a soccer game will most likely be This authentic restaurant shown. Particularly, this restaurant is a good in Reggio Calabria oers alternative for lunch. top quality food and a list of ne wines. Guests can Photo: dubasyk / Shutterstock.com enjoy the cosy Address: Via delle nazioni 33/35, Sant'Eufemia Lamezia atmosphere out on the Phone: +39 096851709 Email: [email protected] patio or in the rustic dining room. The friendly atmosphere is only added when the chef himself Zenzero comes out to see if the guests are happy with the Zenzero serves Italian food. dishes with a contemporary twist in an Photo: Nejron Photo / Shutterstock.com Address: Via Placido Geraci 17/19, Reggio Calabria ambience characterised Opening hours: Daily 8.15pm-11.15pm. Closed on Sunday by an intimate Phone: +39 096 533 2830 atmosphere. Their wine Internet: www.oicinadelgusto.net cellar is impressive and the desserts end the Email: cucina@oicinadelgusto.net meals perfectly. It is located in a small street Destination: Lamezia Terme Publishing date: 2019-11-11

Ristorante Scacco Matto high quality of the ingredients used, is served In a familiar, warm and here at Spizzicando. Remember, every ten friendly setting, the purchases you get a free one! waiters at Ristorante Photo: stockcreations / Shutterstock.com Scacco Matto serve large Address: Viale primo maggio 97, Lamezia Terme portions of traditional Opening hours: Mon-Fri 7pm-11pm. Sat-Sun 7pm-12am. Italian and Calabrian food Closed on Tuesday to their guests. Here you can enjoy a really Phone: +39 333 716 4840 aordable dinner in a quiet atmosphere. Internet: spizzicandolameziaterme.jimdo.com Email: [email protected]

Photo: Gregory Gerber / Shutterstock.com Address: Salita de Seta 29, , Catanzaro CAFÉS Opening hours: Daily 11am-3.30pm and 7.30pm-12am. Closed on Monday Phone: +39 333 7334160 Email: [email protected]

Alla Pentolaccia Family owned restaurant that oers its guests traditional Italian food. The prices are denitely kuvona/Shutterstock.com aordable and the sta are taking their time to In Lamezia Terme you will go crazy with all the delicious ice cream avours and desserts. Take explain the menu in every detail. Vegetarian the time to try as many as you can and do not options are also on the menu. When entering forget the delicious “Tartufo,” a local ice cream, inside you will soon realise how the rened well-known in Italy. interior design creates a romantic atmosphere.

Photo: hlphoto / Shutterstock.com Bar gelateria Belvedere Address: Salita Fratelli Maruca 17, Lamezia Terme Splendid location for this Opening hours: Tue-Sat 7.30pm-10.30pm bar/gelateria where you Phone: +39 366 210 8610 can try the authentic Internet: www.allapentolaccia.it Email: [email protected] Tartufo of Pizzo, from the traditional black one to Spizzicando more innovative recipes, Piadinas, hamburgers and always characterised by an extremely high all you can ever dream quality. about if you're in the Photo: July Prokopiv / Shutterstock.com mood for a street food Address: Piazza della Repubblica 43, Pizzo night that is still Phone: +39 0963 531423 somehow fancy due to the Destination: Lamezia Terme Publishing date: 2019-11-11

Pasticceria Tre Stelle and a Chocoteca (a paradise for chocolate-lovers) Cosiness and friendly all in one place. sta, quality and Photo: kentoh / Shutterstock.com aordable prices: this is Address: Via S. Aversa e L. Procenzano, Lamezia Terme one of the few places Phone: +39 0968 27137 where you can have all of Internet: www.pasticceriachocolat.it this. Everything stands Email: [email protected] out here, from cakes to ice-cream, from pastries Bar Gelateria Ercole to brioches. Speciality: typical dessert of the area with ice-cream and nuts. This place is popular and famous for its delicious Photo: 5 second Studio / Shutterstock.com Tartufo, so this is a great Address: Via IV Novembre 41, Tropea place to try it especially if Phone: +39 347 830 2842 you haven´t tasted it before. It is located in the Gelateria Callipo centre of Pizzo so go and enjoy your ice-cream, At Gelateria Callipo, in a while wandering through the lovely little streets. quiet location, you will nd real, delicious ice Photo: al1962 / Shutterstock.com cream and cakes. You do Address: Piazza della Repubblica 18, Pizzo not want to miss out on Phone: +39 096 3531 149 their desserts that are Gelateria Cesare made with natural and genuine products. Also, they have received the "Premio Food 2016", for On the seaside their "Tartufo Limoncello": denitely not to be promenade in Reggio missed. Calabria, Gelateria Cesare oers a wide Photo: CoolR / Shutterstock.com array of ice cream Address: Via Riviera Prangi 156, Pizzo avours. If you skipped Opening hours: Mon-Fri 7.15am-7.30pm. Sat-Sun lunch or feel a bit hungry you should try the 7.15am-8.30pm Phone: +39 0963 996 2400 "Brioche con gelato", a sweet bread cut in half Internet: www.gelateriacallipo.com with ice cream inside with your choice of Email: [email protected] topping.

Chocolat Photo: Kseniia Perminova / Shutterstock.com Just entering Chocolat Address: Piazza Indipendenza 2, Reggio Calabria Phone: +39 0965 181 6014 will water your mouth. Internet: www.gelateriacesare.it You will nd ice-cream Email: [email protected] and trues in all kinds of chocolate avours, so go ahead and try as many as you can. A bar, a bakery, an ice-cream parlour Destination: Lamezia Terme Publishing date: 2019-11-11

BARS & NIGHTLIFE Madison Bar Oering aperitivo with a vast array of local and international wines. After dinner it's a great idea to just sit here, enjoying some whisky or vodka of high quality or eating a traditional ice-cream. In addition, live music is played here twice a week.

Volt Collection/Shutterstock.com Photo: Gorodisskij/Shutterstock.com Address: Via Libertà 91/93, Tropea Aperitif venues tend to be open late (around 7-8 Phone: +39 0963 196 7127 pm) because people here tend to have dinner around 8.30 pm-9.30 pm. It's common to sit and Factory chat outside bars and restaurants before dinner Factory is not only a and, as in most villages by the sea in the south, restaurant, but also a after dinner both young and old enjoy taking a wine bar, where happy walk, having a drink or spoiling themselves with hour is served between 6 an ice cream. There are not too many discos or and 8pm in the evenings. nightclubs in the area. The modern, elegant interior design and the nice music only add to Lucignolo the relaxed atmosphere where you can enjoy a Central location in a mouth-watering drink. lovely square full of trees that create a suggestive Photo: bogdanhoda/Shutterstock.com atmosphere. It's both a Address: Via Santa Bernadette 9/11, Lamezia Terme Phone: +39 0968 29844 restaurant and a bar and

not to be missed is the Henry Morgan Pub "Tagliatelle imperiali" with main ingredients Henry Morgan Pub is one such as tagliatelle, tomato, cream, pepper and of the most popular shrimps. places, denitely the centre of the area Photo: TESFox (image cropped) Address: Largo Galluppi 29, Tropea especially in the summer. Phone: +39 329 5726464 Great location with three Internet: www.lucignolotropea.it/index.htm dierent big rooms and a cosy terrace is Email: [email protected] available for the guests. The calendar is full with themed nights and entertainment throughout the year, such as live music, cabaret, karaoke and sport.

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Address: Località Marinella, Lamezia Terme Boogie Blues Phone: +39 333 457 3777 When in Calabria you Internet: www.henrymorganpub.it can't miss the occasion to visit this amazing bar Gelateria Matteotti where music is the main This ice-cream shop and protagonist: spend a bar, located right by the night here and you will waterfront in Reggio feel like you're back in the 50s. To be highlighted Calabria, is popular are the sandwiches with traditional ingredients among both tourists and from the Calabria region and the beers. locals. In the evenings

people gather here under the parasols on the Photo: Minerva Studio/Shutterstock.com patio to enjoy delicious apertivos and ice-creams Address: Via Nicola Parisio 27, before dinner. Opening hours: Daily 6.30pm-2.30am Phone: +39 346 7829829

Photo: serenarossi/Shutterstock.com Address: Corso Vittorio Emanuele III 39, Reggio Calabria SHOPPING Phone: +39 096 5891 161 Internet: www.gelateriamatteotti.it Email: [email protected]

I Portici Lively bar that will satisfy all your desires, since it oers a wide variety of food (from pizza to hamburger, from meat to oneinchpunch/Shutterstock.com sandwiches). You can What should you bring home from Calabria? enjoy your dinner while drinking one of the Food and pottery, of course. The craftsmanship millions cocktails that you could choose from and typical of this region is maintained in the family watching a football match, as in the tradition of tradition of high quality products. The prices in I Portici. the region are mostly lower in comparison to the

Photo: Kzenon/Shutterstock.com northern regions, which is benecial. Address: Via Argine Destro Annunziata 65, Reggio Calabria Phone: +39 340 2100802 In Lamezia Terme you will nd everything from boutiques with national and international brands to markets where you can buy souvenirs and gifts for yourself and your family. Destination: Lamezia Terme Publishing date: 2019-11-11

Due Mari Shopping Centre food, clothes or handicraft) for really good Shopping mall located not prices. so far from Lamezia Terme, in the province of Photo: Avatar_023/Shutterstock.com Catanzaro, where you can Address: Via Sandro Pertini, Lamezia Terme Opening hours: Tuesdays 8am-2pm nd a big supermarket, a cinema, countless shops Le Big-Camab and of course cafés, restaurants and ice-cream In the north-east area of parlours. Come and have a look at it during a Lamezia Terme, you will summer afternoon that is just too hot to be spent nd this colourful outside or on a rainy day! boutique, where all the ladies who just can´t stop Photo: michaeljung/Shutterstock.com Address: Localita' Comuni Condomini, Maida themselves from buying Opening hours: Daily 9am-8.30pm cute blouses à pois or retro-style dresses will Phone: +39 0968 751305 nothing but love every item here. Also, the Internet: centrocommercialeduemari.it environment is particularly rened with owers Email: [email protected] on the shelves and romantic paintings.

Antichi Sapori di Calabria Photo: luanateutzi/Shutterstock.com If you are looking for Address: Corso G. Nicotera 94, Lamezia Terme typical food (at the very Opening hours: Daily 9am-1pm and 4.30pm-8pm least you should buy oil, Phone: +39 0968 27615 oregano and chili Giglio Boutique pepper), one of the best shops is "Antichi Sapori Giglio Boutique provides a particularly wide array di Calabria". They also have a shop located at the of high quality and airport of Lamezia Terme, strategic location to elegant clothes and buy some traditional food as souvenir before accessories for everyone. leaving. In fact, three dierent Photo: Serano Mozzo/Shutterstock.com stores have been created in order to target men, Address: Via Ponte Sant Antonio 7, Lamezia Terme women and children, having the right amount of Phone: +39 0968 401427 space to oer a complete assortment for each of Email: [email protected] these categories.

Outdoor Market Photo: Roderick Eime (image cropped) Have a look at the Address: Via XX Settembre 92/94, Lamezia Terme outdoor market held in Opening hours: Mon-Sat 9am-1pm and 4.30pm-8pm. Sun via Sandro Pertini, every 10am-1pm and 4.30pm-8pm Tuesday, from 8am to Phone: +39 0968 442353 Internet: www.giglioboutiqueshop.com 2pm and try to get some Email: [email protected] local delights (could be Destination: Lamezia Terme Publishing date: 2019-11-11

Vert Shop TOURIST INFORMATION Vert Shop oers an incredibly wide array of products: clothes, shoes, belts, sunglasses, wristwatches, backpacks and much more. All of these "street styled" products suit perfectly not only the teenagers who are looking for a new

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Photo: Daxiao Productions/Shutterstock.com Address: Corso G. Nicotera 225/227, Lamezia Terme Passport / Visa Opening hours: Daily 9am-1pm and 4.30pm-8pm. Closed on Italy can be visited Sunday Phone: +39 0968 448773 visa-free for up to 90 days Internet: vertshop.it by citizens from Email: [email protected] Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Party Shop Taiwan, Malaysia, Israel, Here you will nd UAE and most countries in America. If you are everything you need to not sure whether or not you need to apply for a organise an event, a visa, we recommend you to contact the embassy birthday party or a theme or consulate in your country. In order to enter party for children and the Schengen zone, international (non-Schengen) adults. Party Shop, in travellers need a passport that is valid for at fact, oers garlands, balloons, whistles, least 3 months after the end of their intended costumes and much more; also, the sta is trip. Citizens from Schengen countries can travel always available to set up the party. Everything without a passport, but they must bring with here is so colourful and creates such a cheerful them a valid ID during their stay. atmosphere that you won't be disappointed.

Photo: TukTuk Design/Shutterstock.com Photo: Ivonne Wierink/Shutterstock.com Address: Via Carducci 26, Lamezia Terme Best Time to Visit Phone: +39 347 096 5442 Calabria is located in and, as such, is characterised by a hot and dry Mediterranean climate. There are, however, dierences inside Calabria: the west coast, for Destination: Lamezia Terme Publishing date: 2019-11-11

instance, is generally colder and rainier and has luggage there is and what time and day it is. high clis and small beaches, while the east coast is inuenced by the hot and dry air of Photo: Juan Garces Address: Lamezia Terme Airport Africa, and has plenty of large, sandy beaches. Phone: +39 0968 414385 The inner part of Calabria is mountainous and Internet: www.lameziaairport.com experiences low temperatures and heavy snowfall in the winter. Public Transport The company which If you want to enjoy the beaches and attractions operates Lamezia this region has to oer, summer is the best Terme’s local transport season, roughly from June to September. This system is “Lamezia period is when most people decide to visit Multiservizi.” One ticket Calabria, as the weather is nice and you can costs around 1.30 € (2 € enjoy the vibrant nightlife and the many festivals on board) and is valid for 90 minutes. the major cities have to oer, such as the Summer Arena Festival in or the The best option to visit the area, though, is to Tropea Red Onion and Bluesh Festival in rent a car. At the airport, for example, you can Tropea. nd an array of dierent rental companies that will satisfy all your needs for about 60/70 euros a Photo: VectorA/Shutterstock.com day (Hertz, +39 0968 51533; Europcar, +39 0968 51541; Maggiore, +39 0968 51331. See Lamezia Terme Airport (SUF) also www.sacal.it). The Lamezia Terme

International Airport (St. Photo: Pierre-Luc Auclair Eufemia Airport) is Address: Via della Vittoria 1, Lamezia Terme located app. 15 km from Phone: +39 968 441 812 the city centre. The local Internet: www.lameziamultiservizi.it Email: [email protected] transport company

Lamezia Multiservizi will take you into the city Taxi centre in 40 minutes with buses leaving every 20 Taxis in Lamezia Terme minutes. are usually white or

yellow and there should Lamezia Multiservizi be a meter visible by the Via della Vittoria 1, Lamezia Terme front seat inside the car. +39 0968 441812 If you call for a taxi or www.lameziamultiservizi.it book one online, the meter starts running as [email protected] soon as the car starts its journey to pick you up.

There are several taxi stands throughout the city. There are also several taxis waiting outside the

terminal. The price of the ride depends on how

many persons are sharing a taxi, how much One of the main taxi companies in town is Taxi Destination: Lamezia Terme Publishing date: 2019-11-11

Lamezia: Telephone +39 333 4254735 Country code: +39 Area www.taxilamezia.it code: 0968 [email protected]

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Mail boxes in Italy are Photo: Jardson Almeida red and you can buy stamps not only at post Electricity oices but also at most 220/240 V tobacco shops (marked with a white-on-brown "T" sign) and many newsstands. One of Lamezia Terme's post oices is located on the following address:

Photo: Andy Fuchs Photo: Stirling Tschan Address: Via Fabio Filzi 8, Lamezia Terme Opening hours: Mon-Fri 8.30am-7pm. Sat 8.30am-12.30pm. Population Approx 70,900 Closed on Sunday Phone: +39 0968 491217 Currency Euro, €1 = 100 cents Internet: www.poste.it Opening hours Pharmacy Shops are usually open from 9 am to 1 pm and from 4.30 pm to 8 pm. Closed on Sundays. Lamezia Terme’s Newspapers pharmacies are usually Gazzetta del Sud Il Giornale di Calabria open from 8:30 am to Corriere della Sera 1:00 pm and from 4:30 La Repubblica La Stampa pm to 8:00 pm Il Sole 24 ore (Mondays-Fridays). They Emergency numbers have alternating open hours during nights and Carabinieri (the national military police of Italy): 112 Police: 113 weekends and you will nd the addresses of Fire Brigade: 115 those by every pharmacy. Medical Emergency Service: 118 Tourist information Photo: Gemma Garner IAT, Informazione e Accoglienza Turistica Via Aeroporto, 88046 Lamezia Terme Tel: +39 0968 414385 S.Donato Cirella di Ninea Grisolia 534 Buonvicino Spezzano Sybaris-Copia Diamante A.Terme Marina Schiavonea 18 E45 Lido Cor.Scalo S.Angelo Mirto Crosia Bonifati A3 Corigliano C. Fagnano C. Staz. Rossano S.Demétrio C. Cittadella d.Capo S.Marco A. 106 Cropalati S.Giácomo d’ Cariati Marina Acri Pietrapáola Lattárico Luzzi Toretta Guárdia Piem.Marina 19 Montalto C a l á b r i a Uffugo Rose Campana Marina di Fuscaldo L.di Cecita Ciro Marina o Mucone 108t. Umbriático Páola S.Fili M.Pettinascura 107 Savelli Pallagorio Cosenza 107 Torre Melissa Spezzano d.S. Cerisano E846 Fiumefreddo S.Giovanni Bruzio 19 Aprigliano L.Arvo Belvedere di Sp. 18 Potame V.gio Palumbo Lago Grimaldi 108b. 107 Amantea M.Gariglione 107b. Aiello Cálabro Coraci 109 S.Mauro M. Soveria Man. Papanice Cámpora S.Giovanni Nocera T. 109 109 Sersale 19 S.Hera Lacinia Sambiase Lamézia 106 Isola di Capo Terme Catanzaro Rizzuto Lido E848 280 le Castella

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